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Furness Amateur Radio Society

FARS is one of the UK's longest-established amateur radio clubs, representing radio enthusiasts across Furness and South Cumbria for more than a century.
Our History

Welcome :

We offer a warm welcome to the website of Furness Amateur Radio Society (FARS) and thanks for stopping by. We are a small but active bunch of amateurs and listeners who predominantly live on the Furness peninsula of Cumbria, in Northern England.

We also have members elsewhere in this country who wish to maintain involvement with the club. We are an affiliated club to the RSGB and a member of Northern Amateur Radio Societies Association. 2023 celebrated 110 years since the formation of the Barrow in Furness Wireless Association - the forefather for the modern day Furness Amateur Radio Society, one of the oldest radio clubs in the UK.  For all the latest news and activities, visit us on facebook!

About Furness Amateur Radio Society

We have a regular weekly skeds on the air, weekly social meetings at the Farmers Arms, Newton-in-Furness, and twice monthly talks and demonstrations at Hawcoat Park Sports Club in Barrow-in-Furness. 

Our club calls are GX4ARF and G2DT, and these are put on the air from various venues and events through the year. We participate in several Special Events each year such as SOS Radio weeks, Railways on the Air, Mills on the Air, JOTA and Lifeboats on the Air.  We hold regular 'outdoor' meeting in the spring and summer months, ranging from portable activations, SOTAs, 80m ARDF and 2m Radio Fox Hunting.  Each spring we attend the NARSA radio rally at the Norbreck Castle Hotel in Blackpool.

If you are holidaying, working or just visiting the Furness area and wish to meet some local amateurs, then you will be assured of a friendly informal welcome.

Membership

With a healthy membership, Furness Amateur Radio Society goes from strength to strength.

History

Representing Amateur Radio in Furness and South Cumbria since 1913!

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Enjoy socials meetings, practical demonstrations, on air events and a whole lot more.

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As is custom, members of FARS will attend the annual Norbreck Amateur Radio, Electronics and Computing Exhibition held at the Norbreck Castle Hotel Exhibition Centre on Queens Promenade, North Shore, Blackpool, FY2 9AA.

NARSA Rally 2027